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Casino Tells Man He Won Jackpot Then Refuses To Pay
WFTV.com ^
| 9/8/06
| The Associated Press
Posted on 09/10/2006 10:41:56 AM PDT by TampaDude
MIAMI -- A struggling actor paraded around a local casino after managers told him he won a nearly $260,000 jackpot later found out he won nothing at all.
Freddy Howard, 53, of Sunny Isles Beach, took part in a free promotional game, the Swipe and Win Progressive jackpot, while at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino near Hollywood early on Aug. 29. Howard swiped his Players Club card and said a hostess and supervisor broke the news, he won $259,945.75.
For three hours, Howard was showered with all the attention he dreamed of. As he told it, casino workers verified his membership card and identification, had him sign a publicity agreement, even presented him with a giant cardboard check.
And then, managers called him into an empty room.
"They just said, 'You know the jackpot that you won? We're not going to pay it,"' said Howard, who said he goes to the casino five times a week. "It was like I was in a movie. I couldn't believe it."
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: casino; frindianhaters; hardrock; indiangiver; jackpot; seminole
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Hmmmm...looks like any casino could get out of paying just by claiming an error...
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posted on
09/10/2006 10:41:58 AM PDT
by
TampaDude
To: TampaDude
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
I think the employees of their PR department had better not plan any vacations for awhile.
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posted on
09/10/2006 10:43:54 AM PDT
by
P-40
(Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
To: TampaDude
Let's re-run this story the next time somebody thinks Florida needs more casino gambling.
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posted on
09/10/2006 10:45:07 AM PDT
by
Berosus
("There is no beauty like Jerusalem, no wealth like Rome, no depravity like Arabia."--the Talmud)
To: TampaDude
WFTV.com
Heh...sounds more like "WTF TV"....
To: TampaDude
The casino should have to pay.
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posted on
09/10/2006 10:47:21 AM PDT
by
mysterio
To: TampaDude
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and CasinoIndian givers.
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posted on
09/10/2006 10:47:21 AM PDT
by
69ConvertibleFirebird
(Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.)
To: TampaDude
Hmmmm...looks like any casino could get out of paying just by claiming an error... Absolutely! There have been a handful of these stories posted here.
Never play a malfunctioning machine. If you "win" they won't pay it.
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posted on
09/10/2006 10:47:50 AM PDT
by
Dianna
To: Berosus
Whar POs me is that the Seminole reservation is considered a sovereign nation and not subject to laws.
To: TampaDude
The Hard Rock is part of the Seminole reservation and therefore is considered a sovereign nation and not governed by state or local laws. uh huh...
To: P-40
>I think the employees of their PR department had better not plan any vacations for awhile.
Maybe the people in the PR department should be thinking about new jobs.
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posted on
09/10/2006 10:48:19 AM PDT
by
teacherwoes
(To a liberal diversity is finding different people who agree with them)
To: TampaDude
Aaaah,this is exactly the kind of thing that makes being a lawyer so lucrative...and fun.
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posted on
09/10/2006 10:48:56 AM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
("An empty limousine pulled up and Hillary Clinton got out")
To: TampaDude
I suspect this is an Indian Casino? If so, I wonder when these people will realize that Indian Casinos are not regulated (like Nevada casinos are) and can call the game as they see fit.
If so-To sue and collect..this guy will have to go to the feds and file in federal court.
The lesson? DONT go and gamble in these casinos. Matter of fact, dont gamble periode!
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posted on
09/10/2006 10:49:13 AM PDT
by
crz
To: TampaDude
Howard, who said he goes to the casino five times a week.
Umm, more than meets the eye?
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posted on
09/10/2006 10:49:14 AM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: 69ConvertibleFirebird
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posted on
09/10/2006 10:50:19 AM PDT
by
Joann37
To: TampaDude
They'll end up paying Howard, his lawyers, and their own. Dumb.
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posted on
09/10/2006 10:51:57 AM PDT
by
DTogo
(I haven't left the GOP, the GOP left me.)
To: TampaDude
As long as they refund ever dollar ever "lost" in error.
Oops. Can't tell when the error was in the casino's favor.
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posted on
09/10/2006 10:52:10 AM PDT
by
weegee
(Remember "Remember the Maine"? Well in the current war "Remember the Baby Milk Factory")
To: 69ConvertibleFirebird
Indian givers. Winner! (unless it's later deemed not to be;^)
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posted on
09/10/2006 10:52:30 AM PDT
by
budwiesest
(Hot and cold. Life demands it.)
To: 69ConvertibleFirebird
They are not bound by US law.
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posted on
09/10/2006 10:52:53 AM PDT
by
weegee
(Remember "Remember the Maine"? Well in the current war "Remember the Baby Milk Factory")
To: TampaDude
even presented him with a giant cardboard check.He should have went straight to the bank and deposited it!
To: 69ConvertibleFirebird
I>Indian givers.
LOL! That should have been the headline!
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